Josh

Heavy but uber nifty: First amp of 2, a full Ampeg rig will join it soon.

[quote name='BigAlonBass' post='149211' date='Feb 29 2008, 10:01 PM']NOT REALLY!!!!!!! This is what gets right up my nose sometimes. I ask a simple question, and I get the p*ss taken! All I see is some Black Guy playing some sort of Fender Bass. Thanks for the help guys! [/quote] It's Marcus Miller man.

Ahhhh the V940, great sounding value bass around, easily.

A Streamer Stage II could be your answer, they are much more suited for bridge pick up enthusiasts and due to the use of different body woods as opposed to the Thumb's they have a much more jazz like growl but with that combined Warwick growl and low's so really you do get that perfect growl, IMO that is. No other W's come close to the SSII's growl, only the Thumb NT does (Not even Thumb BO's, mine lacks growl if anything, as doe's my Stage 1) but still holding it's own unique growl as you well know. And they look brilliant as well: [url="http://www.warwick.de/modules/custom_shop/NewsCustomShop.php?newsID=518&modell=Streamer&page=9&cl=EN"]SSII[/url] And here's a perfect example of an SSII, both finger style and slap: [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EIBD7L73I4Q"]Incubus[/url] Only a few months 'til I get mine as well!

[quote name='dub_junkie' post='143238' date='Feb 19 2008, 05:29 PM']Got it home - its solid maple wings and has an earlier serial than the natural oil one, on the Sound Control label on the backplate it says "SPECTOR EURO 5 GREEN STAIN LX" I've taken a pic of the control cavity. it looks exactly the same as the other one inside. from my blurry picture,can anyone tell me which pre amp it is? it's a superb bass. cheers [/quote] A Spector Tone pump it is! Otherwise it would have Agular OB-1 written on it

Hmmm Dave am I right in saying that Gilly is really known as Will Tottle, if so then I have played this bass both before and after the re-fin and I must admit they're quite unique basses and nailed the King tone down to a tee, though at the time I was use to a smaller bodied Spector I actually felt quite comfortable playing it, I can see why you regretted letting it go man And also Will is an absolute legend, and he also let me have a go on his King Bass a good while ago which was stunning, do you mind if I ask what he's moved on to Dave??

[quote name='dub_junkie' post='141582' date='Feb 16 2008, 03:09 PM']I was up at Sound Control Glasgow city centre this morning putting a guitar into Jimmy Egypt for repair.With that done I walked the few yards to the bass dept and hey presto! they had a couple of specials on Spector basses today with a further 10% knocked off. I therefore couldn't resist a new thru neck Euro 5 maple top in a green stain high gloss finish (would have loved black cherry but it was at least a couple of hundred more).I paid a deposit on it today and pick it up Tuesday.Paul the bass guy was trying to get me a gig bag too till his supvr no-no'd that one. do they come with Spector bags? I'm not sure whether its an LX (no green stain listed on their website) or an older one.probably an ex demo that didnt shift on account of the colour as it was maple front and back and I couldnt see any laminate lines on the side,I didnt ask whether it was a tone pump circuit,I didnt even have time to plug it in as I was meeting the other half and didnt want her coming in downstairs and me buying another Spector lol... it was spotless and played fantastic acoustically which was enough to seal the deal....just cant wait to get it home now. anyone got an idea about which version it is exactly? btw never really knew what to think of buck-eye burled/spalted tops till I saw a couple today - they were absolutely gorgeous and stood out a mile.[/quote] Sounds like you got yourself a normal Spector Euro, LX's are in a natural finish, and it most likely has the tonepump as opposed to ob-1 pre-amp, t's just a case of having a look in the nest. Enjoy it man but a head's up on the TP, it's a beast that needs taming but other than that they're great basses and I can't wait to get another one.

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='138922' date='Feb 12 2008, 03:31 PM']i don't think it's really the fact that you like people with good technique it's just the fact that you seem to hate anyone who has "bad" technique even if they sound awsome. I'm not having a go i'm just saying maybe that's how some see it. Any way let's face it you can name ANYTHING and it will be bad in some people's eyes.[/quote] I don't recall saying I hate anyone with incorrect technique, I'm just not that interested in the player if they dont show anything(Technique being one of those) in their playing that appeals to me, but I still appreciate what they are doing. Trust me some of the guys on here would not be interested in my playing at all simply because I play Warwick basses or I might not demonstrate what they prefer to see in their bass players, I experienced that first hand at college. But your right anything seen as "Good" in one persons view is definetly going to be seen as "Bad" in the other, and that will always be the case.

[quote name='Cantdosleepy' post='138904' date='Feb 12 2008, 03:04 PM']So what happens if, say you've only heard a bass player on a record, and he's super awesome and inspirational; then you see him live after listening to his lines every day for five years, and he has 'inefficient' / 'unattractive' technique. Does your opinion of him go down? Not having a go or nuffink, I'm genuinely interested. I'm a big fan of shambolic music, indie stuff that sounds ragtag and as if it's about to fall apart at any moment. I don't much like videos of perfect technical proficiency etc. Just wondering how the other half lives...[/quote] A bit of a hard question to answer, most if not all the bassist's who I listen to and draw inspiration from, I have seen in certain capacities, such as live and recording. But as you said, your not one for Technical Proficency, that's what hooks you in to a bass player or drummer or whoever. Whereas I like to see good examples of good technique to thus inspire me to further perfect my own technique, I can't see how thats wrong in some peoples eyes.

[quote name='jakesbass' post='138777' date='Feb 12 2008, 12:13 PM']Some very notable players have "bad" (I think its relative) technique eg Pat Metheney hangs his thumb over the top, but have you heard what he can do?? I think its a shame that you let your eyes decide whats working for you, use your ears man.[/quote] My ears do decide what sounds right but like I said I just like it to look right at the same time, the same goes with basses, both aesthetics and tone will affect my decision, but hey that's just me and if that rubs people up the wrong way well then oh well. I'll guess that some people have looked at the videos and immeadiatly disliked the drummer because of the way he's got his kit set up, we're all turned on and off by certain things musically , be it little such as not the right grip or in some cases things such as Hi-Hats that reach above the cymbals, or in a bass perspective, small things such as if the player doe's or dosen't move his/her thumb whilst playing or to stuff like "Correct" or "In-Correct" slap technique.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='138349' date='Feb 11 2008, 05:46 PM']????? Do you have the same view on bassists whose strap height preference is different to yours? Alex[/quote] Not as such, but it depends really, I've seen and taught guys who have their bass at different heights, I'm happy to listen and watch if their technique is clean and practiced but if it's bad technique and what-not I tend to loose interest.

As some of the above have said, to someone who hasn't seen me play bass would think I've been playing drums for quite sometime, truth is I just stole everything I know from my best friend and a few of my favourites along the way, and given the opportunity to have a practice space in which I could store a kit and use whenever I want, I'd get a Truth Custom there and then. But I would say playing drums and getting into what makes a good drummer does go a long way, me and my friend can follow each for hours on end because I got into his style and makes him groove. Bad thing is it's gone a tad bit too far on me, by which I mean, if I hear a great drummer, perfect sound, great fills, the lot and then I see them live and his set-up is all off and his technique is shoddy, I just can't accept to liking them. I just love to see a drummer hit hard, with a nice flat set up and just making the song that bit better. Alex Rodriguez of Saosin is exactly that for me: [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xKVYCGuq0ok"]Alex is the song!![/url] [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yYqJyrv_LYo"]Shocking vocals I know, but pay no mind, the verse Hi-Hat beat is insane.[/url] Yet I doubt I'd enjoy trying to groove with him.......

[quote name='Perry' post='137033' date='Feb 9 2008, 11:27 AM']Well, there's the: P Bass Special Aerodyne Classic P Bass Deluxe P Bass American P Bass American Standard P bass Hope this helps you coz it's giving me a brain ache.[/quote] The only one out of the lot that will sound remotely like a jazz bass would be a deluxe, ironically in the examples I've heard and seen, they at times sound better than most jazzes.

Perfectly in the pocket, perfect tone, what more do you need.

Alex Rodriguez of Saosin. Copeland any day. Jordan Mancino of As I Lay Dying.